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Overview
How to Impress Family Court Judges and Build Your Reputation Featuring Distinguished Judges from Iowa, Dallas and Linn Counties.
In this unique course, the current family court judges share their expectations and preferences to help you make the best of your litigation efforts. Explore the egregious errors you must avoid at all costs so as not to jeopardize your case and damage your professional reputation. Register today!
- Hear from the judges themselves on what works and what doesn't in their courtrooms.
- Explore key factors that help the judges make custody and support decisions.
- Learn how dissipation and income disparity are reviewed by the local triers of fact.
- Draft better briefs and motions with direct guidance from the judges.
- Get tips for obtaining and admitting smartphone, email and social media evidence.
- Improve your courtroom presentation: find out what works and what doesn't.
Abbreviated Agenda
Family Court Judges Share Top Mistakes Attorneys MakeBreak: 10:30 – 10:45
Panelists: Hon. Chad A. Kepros, Hon. Martha L. Mertz and Hon. Thomas P. Murphy
Moderator: Joseph Pavelich
- Local Family Court Procedure: What Attorneys MUST Know
- Parenting Time/Custody - Critical Factors that Help the Judges Make Decisions
- Support Orders and Deviation from Guidelines
- Motions, Pleadings, and Briefs: Getting to the Point Quickly and Helping Decision-Making
- Equitable Assets/Debts Division: Specific Assets that Cause the Most Problems and Delays
- How Judges View Maintenance, Income Disparity, Dissipation, and Imputed Income
- Admissibility of Smart Phone and Social Media Evidence
- Case Presentation: What Judges Prefer and Prohibit
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa CLE |
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3 Total |
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Agenda
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Family Court Judges Share Top Mistakes Attorneys Make
Break: 10:30 – 10:45
Panelists: Hon. Chad A. Kepros, Hon. Martha L. Mertz and Hon. Thomas P. Murphy
Moderator: Joseph Pavelich- Local Family Court Procedure: What Attorneys MUST Know
- Parenting Time/Custody - Critical Factors that Help the Judges Make Decisions
- Support Orders and Deviation from Guidelines
- Motions, Pleadings, and Briefs: Getting to the Point Quickly and Helping Decision-Making
- Equitable Assets/Debts Division: Specific Assets that Cause the Most Problems and Delays
- How Judges View Maintenance, Income Disparity, Dissipation, and Imputed Income
- Admissibility of Smart Phone and Social Media Evidence
- Case Presentation: What Judges Prefer and Prohibit
Who Should Attend
This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Joseph Pavelich
is an attorney at Fitzgerald, Klesner & Pavelich, PLC. He focuses his practice on family law. Mr. Pavelich earned his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa and is admitted to practice law in Iowa.
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Hon. Thomas P. Murphy
is a District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District in Iowa.
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Hon. Chad A. Kepros
is a District Court Judge in Linn County Sixth Judicial District Court.
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Hon. Martha L. Mertz
is a District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District in Iowa.
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